Saturday at 7 p.m. the East squad, coached by the Silsbee coaching staff, will again face the West, this year headed by the staff from Barbers Hill at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont.

The teams are comprised entirely of seniors, but rosters have not been finalized due to some late changes.

Select players from West Brook, Hardin-Jefferson and Ozen made up some on the West team, while Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Vidor, Central, Nederland, Lumberton, Bridge City, Buna, Hamshire-Fannett, Orangefield, Silsbee, West Orange-Stark, Kirbyville, Warren and Newton made up the majority of East squad.

The practice field looked like a Skittles bag of area talent with district rivals lining up on the same side of the ball.

"It just shows you how everybody can come together to create a team," Central senior Trent Samuels said. "We're the East All-Stars now."

Although the teams were

practicing for a game that will not count towards a district record or playoff chance, the competitiveness was still present.

Coaches organized special teams units and drew up defensive schemes, trying to meld a newly formed group into a cohesive unit.

"We're still out there trying to be better than the other team," Silsbee's Kendrick Scott said. "Nobody wants to lose."

For every player, Saturday represents their last chance to don a helmet with their high school's logo in competition.

And it will come under the lights of a college stadium.

"You can tell by the way they work out here that it means a lot to them," East coach Bobby McGallion said. "When that scoreboard comes on, they're going to want to win."